Although the online store displays "vials" as the unit of measure, please note that discounts displayed for 25 vials and for 50 vials are actually for 1/2 kilo bags and kilo bags, rather than vials. Also, when ordering 1/2 kilo or more of one color, please specify in the comment section of the online order form if you would prefer them by the vial. If no comment is made, we will assume you want them in the bulk form, which is the quantity price that the online store displays.

Seed Bead Facts

What are seed beads? Popular, tiny glass beads commonly used for weaving and embellishment.

How are they made? Glass is pulled or drawn using a hollow tube, and then the glass is cut in small pieces. They are sometimes reheated to round the ends.

What's that funny little zero? That zero refers to the number of aughts, which is a unit used to indicate the size of small beads. The scale is inverted, so larger numbers of aughts correspond to smaller beads (i.e. the bigger the number, the smaller the bead). Size 8 would be 00000000, but since that takes up too much room, it is abbreviated to 80.